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| 1. | Wasephendula uZofari umNahama wathi: |
| 2. | Ngakho imicabango yami ingenza ngiphendule, langenxa yokuphangisa kwami phakathi kwami. |
| 3. | Ngizwile isijeziso sehlazo lami, lomoya wokuqedisisa kwami ungenza ngiphendule. |
| 4. | Uyakwazi lokhu yini, kusukela endulo, selokhu kwabekwa umuntu emhlabeni, |
| 5. | ukuthi injabulo yababi imfitshane, lentokozo yomzenzisi ngeyesikhatshana nje? |
| 6. | Loba ubukhosi bakhe busenyukela emazulwini, lekhanda lakhe lifinyelela emayezini, |
| 7. | uzabhubha phakade njengobulongwe bakhe; labo abambonileyo bathi: Ungaphi? |
| 8. | Uzaphapha njengephupho, bangabe besamthola; yebo, uzaxotshwa njengombono webusuku. |
| 9. | Ilihlo elike lambona aliyikuphinda, lendawo yakhe kayisayikumbona. |
| 10. | Abantwana bakhe bazadinga ukuthokozisa abayanga, lezandla zakhe zibuyisele inotho yakhe. |
| 11. | Amathambo akhe ayegcwele ubutsha bakhe, kodwa azalala kanye laye enhlabathini. |
| 12. | Uba ububi bumnandi emlonyeni wakhe, ebufihla ngaphansi kolimi lwakhe, |
| 13. | ebugodla, engabuyekeli, kodwa ebugcina phakathi komlomo wakhe, |
| 14. | ukudla kwakhe kuzaphenduka esiswini sakhe, kuzakuba yibuhlungu bezinyoka phakathi kwakhe. |
| 15. | Uginye inotho, kodwa uzayihlanza; uNkulunkulu uzayikhupha esiswini sakhe. |
| 16. | Uzamunya ubuhlungu bezinyoka, lolimi lwebululu luzambulala. |
| 17. | Kayikubona izifula, imifula, izifudlana zoluju lolaza. |
| 18. | Uzabuyisela lokho akusebenzelayo, angakuginyi; njengokwenotho izakuba njalo inhlawulo, njalo kayikuthokoza. |
| 19. | Ngoba ubacindezele wabadela abayanga, waphanga indlu abengayakhanga. |
| 20. | Ngoba kakwazi ukuthula esiswini sakhe, kayikusindisa lutho kusifiso sakhe. |
| 21. | Kakuyikusala lutho ekudleni kwakhe; ngenxa yalokhu okuhle kwakhe kakuyikuma. |
| 22. | Ekugcwaleni kokwanela kwakhe uzakuba lencindezelo; sonke isandla sohluphekayo sizamfikela. |
| 23. | Kuzakuthi lapho egcwalisa isisu sakhe, uNkulunkulu athumele kuye ukuvutha kwentukuthelo yakhe, akunise phezu kwakhe ekudleni kwakhe. |
| 24. | Uzabalekela isikhali sensimbi, idandili lethusi lizamhlaba. |
| 25. | Uyalihwatsha, liphume emhlana, lokubenyezelayo kuzaphuma enyongweni yakhe; izesabiso ziphezu kwakhe. |
| 26. | Ubumnyama bonke bufihlelwe izinto zakhe ezibekelelweyo; umlilo ongavuthelwayo uzamqeda; kuzakuba kubi kunsali ethenteni lakhe. |
| 27. | Amazulu azakwembula ububi bakhe, lomhlaba umvukele. |
| 28. | Ukwanda kwendlu yakhe kuzanyamalala, kukhukhulwe esukwini lwentukuthelo yakhe. |
| 29. | Lesi yisabelo somuntu omubi esivela kuNkulunkulu, lelifa alimiselwa nguNkulunkulu. |
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